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We’ve published over 1,650 stories at The Juggernaut diving into South Asian culture, politics, history, profiles, business, and tech. Here are all of our stories for you to peruse, with the most recent first.

“Be Careful”: WhatsApp Forwards Spread Fear and Misinformation

Messages intended to increase awareness of potential COVID transmission among South Asian Americans, but the impact has been more alarming.

Snigdha Sur

Health workers turn away a vehicle at the main entrance of the Lok Nayayak Jaiprakash Hospital in Delhi on Sunday, April 25, 2021 (T. Narayan / Bloomberg via Getty)

To Be a Non-COVID Patient in India Right Now

With the country’s overburdened healthcare system focused on fighting COVID, non-COVID patients assume lowest priority.

Poulomi Das

“Your Silence Will Be Remembered”

Why Indian celebrities are mum about the politics of India’s COVID-19 crisis.

Imaan Sheikh

Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

This May, a roundup of 15 stories from our archives that celebrate Asian American life, love, culture, and history.

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The Rooh Afza Renaissance

The ubiquitous, cooling drink known for its permanent spot on the iftar spread is also indelibly linked with the history of Partition.

Shirin Mehrotra

COVID ward inside a banquet hall, on April 29, 2021 (Tauseef Mystafa, Getty Images)

How India’s COVID Surge is Fueling the Vaccine Diplomacy Debate

Who gets to decide which country gets which vaccine?

Devanshi Patel

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in 1950 (Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion: Ambedkar’s American Comeback

Despite America’s relatively newfound interest in Ambedkar’s work, it will take another decade for him to become a household name.

Suraj Yengde

Zohra Segal: Begum Ballerina

A dancer, actor, and revolution all packed into one, Segal embodied carefree womanhood on and off screen.

Poulomi Das

Shah Rukh Khan plays the lead character in 'Swades', a 2004 film by Ashutosh Gowariker

‘Swades’ and the NRI Burden

The 2004 Shah Rukh Khan film broke away from the fantasy of overseas glamour. Instead, it showed us the political responsibility of returning home.

Meher Manda

The Shifting Tides of India’s Seafood Traditions

Though plentiful and sustainable, shellfish such as clams, mussels, oysters, and snails barely make an appearance in popular accounts of Indian seafood.

Rohan Kamicheril

How Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan Weaves Nuance into Marginalized Identities

Whether it’s caste, gender, class, or sexual orientation, the director behind "Masaan" and "Geeli Pucchi" dissects every theme with refreshing sensitivity.

Poulomi Das

President Joe Biden And Vice President Kamala Harris walk from the Rose Garden of the White House to the Oval Office Friday, March 12, 2021, following their remarks celebrating the passage of the American Rescue Plan. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden is Embracing FDR’s Radicalism — With a Crucial Difference

As he channels the World War II-era president in setting his agenda during the first 100 days, Biden is relying on Kamala Harris as his partner.

Indrani Basu

A health worker walks through at a makeshift COVID-19 quarantine facility set up at a banquet hall in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 (Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

How Twitter became India’s COVID E.R.

Jaded by the health care system, Indians are taking to social media, offering and requesting help to save lives. But this is no feel-good human story.

Imaan Sheikh

Some Indian products from Trader Joe's private label: organic garlic naan crackers, yellow tadka dal, spiced chai, masala simmer sauce, chicken tikka samosas, and spicy chakri mix.

How Trader Joe’s Became Known for Its Indian Food

The American grocery chain inadvertently built a line of products — from lamb vindaloo to spicy chakri mix — that appeal to South Asians and non-South Asians alike.

Nikhita Venugopal

Valarie Kaur speaks at a protest in 2017 (courtesy of Valarie Kaur)

Valarie Kaur: “Grieve with Us, Stand with Us, Reach Out to Us”

The civil rights lawyer, filmmaker, and Sikh American activist speaks out about the recent Indianapolis shooting, which killed four Sikh Americans.

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A vigil for the victims of the Indianapolis shooting (Tim Hertzner)

Beyond Indianapolis: The Enduring Trauma of Anti-Sikh Violence in America

“I have been spat at and asked to go back, just because of our clothing, just because of our skin color, just because of our articles of faith.”

Samira Sadeque

Caroline Jurie removes the crown of 2021 winner Pushpika de Silva, as she is disqualified over the accusation of being divorced, at a beauty pageant for married women in Colombo (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

How the Mrs. Sri Lanka Incident Stirred the Pageant Pot

The uncrowning and recrowning of Pushpika De Silva is causing many to question why one’s marital status — and beauty pageants — matter in the first place.

Poulomi Das